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Picture in text
We're going to add some text to a picture then delete everything except the text area.
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Open a picture in GIMP.
Click here for the where to download and how to install GIMP lesson.
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Choose the Font and set the Size.
Go for a heavier font, it will look better.
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Enter a text in GIMP Text Editor and click Close.
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Now click and drag the text to the area of the picture you would like to be seen in your text.
You can set the text layer opacity to a lower settings if it helps you with locating the right area.
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In the menu click Layer, Text to Selection and choose Text To Selection.
Press Delete to get rid of the text and press Ctrl + I to invert the selection.
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This is how it should look like by now.
You have selected everything but the text area.
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Now click the Background layer and press Delete.
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